Hat-pin protector.



W. T. SOHROEDER.

HAT PIN PROTECTOR- APPLICATION run 001'. 24. 1010.

Patented Apr. 4, 1911.

l STATES PATENT caries: warren r. seuaeanna, or omana, imsaaska. i; I

Specitlcation or letters Patent. Apr. 1911. Application filed October '24. 1910. s rial No. paaesa To all whom item 100mm:

Be it known that I WALTER T. Scnnonnnn, a cltizen of the Un1ted.States,'residi at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and tate of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefuLImprovements in Hat-Pin Protectors, ofwhich the following is a specification. This invention relates to anattachment for hat pins, and has for its object tofpro-g 1"0 vide an-ornamental head which may,'be sew .c'ured upon the sharp end of the pm, after ;thepin has been inserted in for passedi through the hat, to inclose, cover or protect the pint.

T e'use of hat'pinswhich, when inserted, pass through the crown of the hat are ob- 1ectionable since the obtrusive, projecting point may cause injury. 7 The herein described protector. oryattachment has reference to a' construction which may be conveniently secured uponthe free end of the pin, will be" reliably held, and may bereadily removed. I

With these objectsjn .view theflinvention I it presents a novel construction, combination 3.0 pin with a protecting device, embodyin ,and arrangement of arts'as'described herein and claimed, an as illustrated in the drawing, wherein,, f, I Figure Ishows aside elevation of a hat 5. Invention the device'belng 1n longitu lnal section. ig. 2 is a plan view of the device. Referri now to the drawing for a more 4 articular escri-ption, the stem or pin 9. and ead 2 of the hat pin may be of usual construction, and, for the purpose of protectin the point'of the pin, I provide an attachmen 3 to be removably mounted thereon, the same com rising a head 4 preferably having a 14.0 tubu ar, 'conven nt shank 5 and formed with oppositely apertures 6 nearits -openen 7.v

At-8 is indicated a cone-shaped cas ng, 1ts

convergent wall 9 being provided at its ter- 5 minal with an'opening 10, its opposite end being rigidly secured 1n openin 7 of shank v 6,'and havinga base or inturne part 11 operatingas a stop, with a central opening 12. Seated in opening 12 and adapted to move longitudinally therein, is the tubular stem 7 of the; lunger or compression member 14,

- the stem ing rov ided at one of 1ts ends 4 with a globular older or handle 1 5d1spos ed" within shank 5 adjacent to, opemngs 6 Its opposite-end being prov1ded w1tha bearinghead 16' disposed 1n casing 8. The head has then the pocket, but hiwin ,thereby the pin. In order, however, that compressioncontact of the balls or rollers mention (1, will tend to prevent the removal of t e a central aperture 17 formed in alinement with the bore of tube 13, and provided with transversely formed, oppositely-disposed ap ertures or pockets 18 opening upon the outer sldes of the head and also opening upon its aperture 17.

Sea'te'd within eachof, pockets'18, is a roller-member 19 having a diameter less- I a diameter greater than the thickness 0 the material ormlng the head.

The-attachment may be seated, upon the fi-ee end 9f the pin, the pin passingthrough the apertureoff the casing, -t-hebearing-head, and tube 13 and through aperture 20 of holder-member 1 the point of the pin having a seating in thesfiller 21, preferably of cork or similar-material, said filler being located in'the shank adjacent to head 4; and

it will be seen if member '14, at this time'be moved toward head 2 of the pin, rollers-or gballs 19 will-be moved in the casing toward the end thereof of lesser diameter, members 19 having bearings upon the convergent wall 'of easing 8 and the body of-the pin, and

evice will vbe secured upon the member 14 will be normally mamtained, v with its head 16 dis osed near the narrow part of casing 8, wit balls or rollers 19in, contact with the convergent wall 9, spiral spring 22 is provided and is seated upon tube 13 betweenhead 16 and base or stop-lug 11, and whenmounting the device upon the hat pin, the spring wi 1 cause .the compressionmember to-operate as a wedge, head 16 passing within the narrow part of the convergent casin balls or rollers 19 making conv tact with t e casin and body of the pin, so that the device wil be securely held upon the pin. At this time, if an attempt is made to separate the device from the hat pin, as

'by applying force to cause it'to slide from a the pin, all parts of the device may be moved a limited distance, except the compression-member; this member, by this op-- eration, will obtain a seating in a still narrower part of the convergent casing, and the device.

" By reason of the provision of apertures 6 fin shank 5 and the use of, holder 15, the device may be removed, manually, from the pin whenever desired. The operation. .to efiect this removal is simply, by use o f thu1nb and finger of operator, tomoi e handle a plunger having a head and having an '15'1'11 thefdl'reetion of'h ead 4. This may be opening therethrough for the passage of'a readily accomplihed,smce-handle'15 is ac hat pin, said plunger comprising an encessible by reason of apertnres'fi. By mov- .larged terminal portion haivmg transvers'e 7 ing handle 15 together with the com resopenings therein, balls seated in said opensi0n-me'inher, -aslastigde cl'i dg bearingead ings, a transverse fixed member aboye sand 16 will of conrsefbe' moved 'to that partof terminallportion, and a spring bearing bethe convergent wall 90f casing 8 which has tween said terminal qibrtion and said fixed 39 g I a greaterdiameten and balls-0r rollers. ;1f9- member which norma y tends to ioree said 10 will thereby be released from engagement terminal portion toward the :outer end-0f with the casing and body of the pin. the casing,v there being opposed openin Having fully described the several parts formed in the side walls of the'hgllow'shank aiidtheir. uses,a further explanation relate portion opposite the headiof the plunger 35 'ing ta-operationis not. necessary. through which said head may be manu 15 What I claimar'id desire to secure by Letengaged. I Ft-IS'P&lZ-6I1t. i$; I a r 4 In testimony whereof-I have aflixed m-y'- Ina device ,of the charaeterdeseribed, the signature in presence of two witnesses.

' combination with a'headQof'a' hollow shank Y a carried thereby, acasing-carriedby said- 20!shank",having its inner walls tapering-to- ,Witnesses: ward its outer end, said casing lying in 1011- -HmA M A. S'rnRe s, v gitudinal' alinement'ixiith saidhollow shank, I EBE N -K. LONG.

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